T4A GPS Maps Complete Set Map Download v18.12

for Garmin GPS Systems only

T4A GPS maps cover the entire African continent, providing the most detailed coverage to tourists across Southern and Eastern Africa. Our uniquely African GPS maps are routable in most parts of Africa and can in fact give you turn-by-turn directions from Cape to Cairo.

We have an incredibly rich set of points of interest which is absolutely relevant to the independent traveller in Africa, ranging from activities, attractions to fuel stops and emergency services. We have accommodation such as hotels, guest lodges, backpackers as well as the most comprehensive listing of campsites in Africa.

If you subscribe to this complete set, you will be entitled to:

all the map updates we release within the next 12 months. Any future purchase of the complete set/GPS Maps on SD Card of subsequent version releases, will then be at a 50% discount regardless of when you come back to buy.

Description

T4A GPS Maps are a set of 16 regional GPS maps covering most parts of the African continent. If you are a tourist or business traveller and looking for a GPS map to guide you through Africa then you would appreciate the accuracy and detail of T4A GPS Maps.

Our maps are constructed from GPS data sourced from the T4A Community of travellers. People just like you who record their travel experience and share it with the community via our maps. Do not expect complete wall to wall coverage from our maps. We only map places that are relevant to travellers and we endeavour to construct the safest routable GPS maps in Africa.

T4A GPS Maps will take you to the most incredible places on the African continent and we boast a very comprehensive set of tourist destinations. Be it the Ngorongoro Crater or Gorilla trekking in Rwanda or simply a very good restaurant in Cape Town you are after, we have them mapped.

Software Required: In order to view this map on your computer, to perform route planning and to transfer the maps to your Garmin GPS unit, you will need free Software from Garmin, which can be downloaded from Garmins’ website:

If you have subscribed to the complete set of our GPS Downloadable Maps, please contact us to receive our Africa Guide file, and info guide loaded onto your GPS, which contains valuable information like contact details etc. for campsites, lodging, attractions, activities, where to find picnic sites etc. It can be easily transferred from your PC to your Garmin GPS Unit. Please note that this file is 1.02GB in size and that the download will take approximately 45 minutes – 2 hours depending on your internet connection.

15 reviews for T4A GPS Maps Complete Set Map Download v18.12

Rated 4 out of 5

Charles du Toit(verified owner)–June 5, 2018

Well done! Updates and new border indications excellent!

Rated 4 out of 5

JohanBosman(verified owner)–June 5, 2018

No problems with installing on PC – still need to install on myOregon. Satisfied with the maps. Details are very good. Only 2 remarks: 1) In some instances the product won’t route some segments of a route, drawing only straight lines. 2) Must zoom in very much to see the detail on Basecamp. Not the same problem with Mapsource. Writing is also very small. But otherwise a good product.

Janine Reyneke–June 5, 2018

Hi Johan – thanks for reviewing our product. In terms of your remarks: 1)there is usually a good reason for this, like for example a POI you are trying to route to is not linked to a route etc. But please send us an example, so that we can double check. 2) Remember, Basecamp and Mapsource are Garmin products, we don’t have any control over how they function. Just make sure in Basecamp that you have set your Map Detail to Highest – so in Basecamp – in the top menu – click on “View” – then “Toolbars”, then make sure ‘Detail Level’ is ticked. You should then notice a small box element pop up your Basecamp screen, in that you can choose options from “Lowest” to “Highest” – make sure you have chosed “Highest”. Best regards. Janine

Rated 5 out of 5

Carl and Charmaine Chant(verified owner)–June 10, 2018

T4A Maps is the best for remote travel in Africa, we don’t travel without them. Installed on the PC (Basecamp) for trip planning and the Garmin for navigation.

Rated 5 out of 5

Aubrey Croeser(verified owner)–June 15, 2018

Fantastic product! We don’t travel without T4A as there is so much info available which adds to an interesting drive as you plan your trips. I battled somewhat to install T4A 1805 from Basecamp to my Garmin Units via Windows but was sorted out by contacting the technical team. Kind regards, Aubrey Croeser

Rated 4 out of 5

Johan van Aarde(verified owner)–June 15, 2018

I like what I see. One question thou, does it still use the underlying Garmin maps, or does the system use it’s own maps?

Janine Reyneke–June 18, 2018

Hi Johan

We produce our own GPS Maps that are compatible with Garmin devices only – we have no connection to Garmin maps and don’t use them in any way.

regards
Janine

Rated 5 out of 5

Tony Schlee(verified owner)–June 19, 2018

Great product, easy to install and easy to use. Kudus to the team for the new shorter “update cycle”.
Regards, Tony

Rated 5 out of 5

Leonard Appelgryn(verified owner)–July 7, 2018

Hi, when loading the Maps to the new GARMIN nuviCam LMTHD with 2 memory cards you need to make some changes to the installation steps

I bought a new GARMIN nuviCam LMTHD with the built-in Camera and 2 memory cards.
When loading the map to the device using Mapinstaller the installer loads the map to the memory card but, since this is a new model GARMIN with 2 cards the installer does not know the difference between the camera or map memory card

With both cards slotted the Tracks4Africa map was loaded to the camera memory card and the GARMIN nuviCam LMTHD then showed an error asking to move the memory card to the map slot

To overcome this problem I then removed the camera memory card to ensure Mapinstaller can see only the map memory card and tried again. This worked, the Tracks4Africa map was loaded succesfully and the device can view it in the maps memory slot

All the functions work perfectly
Thanks
Leo

Rated 5 out of 5

Cobus Oosthuizen(verified owner)–July 19, 2018

We just came back from a 3 week trip into Botswana. Thanks for a great product. It worked like a charm. I cannot travel into Africa without it. Can recommend it to anyone who is doing any from of off-roading in Africa. It was interesting to compare with my GPS in the car. Most places only had blanks screens in the car – the Tracks4Africa maps had all the detail we required. Thanks for a great job!

Rated 5 out of 5

Paul Oosthuizen(verified owner)–July 30, 2018

We have been using Tracks4Africa since I owned my first Garmin GPSma 76CS and it keeps on amazing me with the improvements. Well done to the Tracks4Africa Team and keep the good work rolling on! I am currently using only the Tracks4Africa map product in my current Garmin Nuvi 2689.

Keep going!!!
Paul Oosthuizen

Rated 5 out of 5

Stuart Gray(verified owner)–August 28, 2018

Brilliant as usual all I need for the navigation of remote areas and hiking. Will be providing info for updating if the areas I hike and travel are mot on the maps. Keep up the good work. 5 Star

Rated 5 out of 5

Alan Calenborne(verified owner)–September 1, 2018

Excellent to have upgraded and without any problems on to PC and Montana.
Significant additional info available since my 2013 T4A. Only used it twice so far, but certain it will produce it’s valuable guidance.

Rated 5 out of 5

Don Bowden(verified owner)–October 3, 2018

As always a great set of maps – easy to install. Well done!!

Rated 5 out of 5

Cyril Hohne(verified owner)–October 3, 2018

Bakgat. Just love this product and updates on my PC and Garmin since 2009. (The old CD Viewer 9.05)

Rated 5 out of 5

Fabio Cattaneo(verified owner)–October 29, 2018

the best

Rated 5 out of 5

Bob Hanbury(verified owner)–November 25, 2018

I have been using Tracks4Africa for 4 years now. The software get better every year. I stopped using the garmin maps a few years ago since the Tracks4Africa has so much more information. Its the only software you need for planing and traveling in Africa. I cant wait to return in May, this will be my 8th year touring in South Africa by Caravan coming from the United States.

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Our sales staff will then send you a temporary download link, containing an .img file which you will have to install on your Garmin unit.

Please follow these steps once you have received the download link email / download link:

Please download this file in the email you will receive from Tracks4Africa. You will be directed to a downloads webpage where you will find the .img file to download unless you have been emailed the .img file directly you don’t have to access it from a downloads page then.

It is advisable to access the webpage on the internet, via a Google Chrome or Firefox browser for best results. (ie. do not try to open the downloaded file or run it on your PC – its an .img file for a GPS Unit).

Then connect your Garmin GPS unit to your PC.

Then in Windows Explorer, or from a relevant spot in your PC, you need to copy this .img file to either: (Please note different GPS units are behaving differently):

an SD Card in your GPS unit directly into a Garmin folder. If that does not work, try to copy the .img file to a Map folder (ie. create this folder on your SD card if there is no such folder yet)

or your GPS units’ internal memory – to a Garmin folder. If that does not work try to copy the .img file to a Map folder (ie. create this folder on your GPS units internal memory if there is no such folder yet)

Also, please note:If there are any older Tracks4Africa GPS Map files in your Garmin folder, please copy all these old files to your PC in a safe folder, and then remove them from the Garmin folder on your GPS Unit. Be careful not to remove your Garmaps and their associated license (.lic) files from your GPS units internal memory.

Your GPS Maps will then be visible on your GPS Unit.

Troubleshooting:If you loaded the .img file to your GPS units internal memory, and it didn’t work, please remove it from there and try loading it to a GARMIN/MAP folder on your SD Card instead, and vice versa following the instructions as per above.

Examples of Compatible Garmin Devices: (ie. please note there are many more compatible Garmin Devices, these are just a few examples. Some may be outdated. All new Garmin Devices should be compatible with Tracks4Africa Maps).

Garmin BMW Motorrad Navigator

Garmin Dezl 780LMT-D HGV 6.95″ Sat Nav

Garmin DriveAssist™ 51 LMT-S

Garmin DriveSmart™ 50 LMT-D

Garmin Drive 60 LMT

Garmin Drive 61 LMT-S

Garmin Edge Touring

Garmin Edge 1000

Garmin eTrex 20 (is a good option, but the screen is a bit small)

Garmin eTrex 30 (is a good option, but the screen is a bit small)

Garmin GPSMap 276Cx

Old Garmin GPSMap 276C (refer to also to FAQ ‘Using T4A GPS Maps on the Old Garmin GPSMap 276C’)

Garmin Forerunner 610 (ie. Garmin Forerunner 610 does not support any kind of mapping. It is a fitness device not intended for navigation).

Garmin GPSMAP® 60CSx (ie. The T4A GPS Maps on SD card will not work on this unit, as our SD cards are 4MB, and this unit only accepts data cards of 64MB. Individual Mapsets purchased per region from our online shop will work, taken their sizes do not exceed 64MB. These maps are then opened in Mapsource/Basecamp on the customers PC, where they are then transferred to the connected GPS Device, to an SD Card of size 64MB).

Garmin inReach Explorer+ (ie. Garmin compatible maps does not work on Garmin inReach unit, hence T4A will also not work on it).

Garmin Devices Discontinued: (ie. Note that Garmin still provides support for these devices)

3) GPS MAPS: HOW DO I ENABLE MY T4A GPS MAPS ON MY GARMIN GPS DEVICE?

Depending on what GPS unit you have, it will differ from GPS range to GPS range. (i.e. the procedure you will follow on the Garmin Nuvi will differ from a Garmin Montana etc) Your installed GPS Maps will always be listed under your Map information which is located under your settings / tools option on the GPS.

Steps on the newer Garmin Nuvi range: (Please note that the older Garmin Nuvi range will work differently to the newer units)

Switch on your GPS and select Settings on the home page.

Then select Map & Vehicle on the next page.

On the next page, scroll down and select myMaps. All your installed GPS Maps will be listed here.

Enable the map you wish to use on your GPS by selecting the tick box

Remember that you may only have one map product enabled (ticked) otherwise the GPS won’t know which map to use and will give navigation errors.

Steps on the Garmin Montana range:

On the home page of the GPS, click on the arrow on the left-hand side of the screen.

Select Setup on the next page

Then select Map.

Click on Map Information and then Select Map.

Click on the map you wish to enable on your GPS device.

Select Enable in order to have the GPS map of your choice enabled.

Remember that you may only have one map product enabled otherwise the GPS will give navigation errors.

Our maps are compatible with any map-capable Garmin GPS. Garmin will specify in the specifications section if a GPS is map-capable and if one can load additional maps, but this is true for almost all of them.

5) GPS MAPS: Basecamp Export to Excel

If you save your Basecamp/Mapsource file as a .gpx file (not .gdb), you can open the .gpx file with excel. You are going to get a few warning messages before the final file will open:

Click yes.

Open as an xml.

Click OK

If you have tracks and routes in the same file, you will get another error message (you can only open waypoint locations, not tracks and routes)

Click OK.

You will now get a spreadsheet with a lot of columns.

6) GPS MAPS: What are Tracks4Africa Maps?

T4A GPS Maps are a set of 16 regional GPS maps covering most parts of the African continent. If you are a tourist or business traveller and looking for a GPS map to guide you through Africa then you would appreciate the accuracy and detail of T4A GPS Maps.

Our maps are constructed from GPS data sourced from the T4A Community of travellers. People like you who record their travel experience and share it with others via our maps.

Tracks4Africa collects, catalogue and process these data submissions in order to create a very reliable GPS map. Because we can link a name of a data contributor to each place or road on the map our maps are trusted for its high level of integrity.

Our uniquely African GPS maps are routable in most parts of Africa and can in fact give you turn-by-turn directions from Cape to Cairo. Do not expect complete wall-to-wall coverage from our maps. We only map places that are relevant to travellers and we endeavour to construct the safest routable GPS maps in Africa.

The choice of a GPS can be daunting and it is based on a couple of questions (ie. Compiled by T4A Directory, Johann Groenewald: 2015):

• Will you use it in the car only? Or, would you want to use it for hiking or MTB as well? If so, look for something with replaceable AA batteries and robustness. This is typically your Oregon and GPSMap62 ranges. If you would use it in the car only, look at the Nuvi range. The Nuvi500 is sold as an offroad GPS because it is waterproof, but it really is not necessary to have a waterproof GPS in your car. If the dash is under water you have far more serious problems than a GPS to worry about…

• Do you intend using the GPS on a motorbike? If so, you want something waterproof and purpose built. Look at the garmin Zumo range – Garmin Zumo range is the BMW bike range and comes with glove friendly interface, bluetooth connectivity etc. Our maps will work on these units. A lot of bikers use the Zumo 660, but there are newer models. See the website: http://www.garmin.co.za/motorcycle_gps.php

• Do you intend to record tracks with the GPS? All GPS can record waypoints, but only a few can record your tracks. This is handy if you want trace back on a route you have just driven, but only really necessary in extreme off the road driving. T4A maps are based only on such track recordings so we always encourage users to record their tracks and to submit these to us so we can update the maps with more or better data.

• Do you intend to do city navigation with GPS? i.e. would you be looking for addresses in South Africa cities (they don’t exist outside of South Africa)? We call this ‘pizza delivery’ where a street address is the only thing to go by. If yes, then get (any) GPS loaded with a city map. All Garmin Nuvi’s come with this type of map preloaded and it’s the most cost effective way to get such a map. If you buy an Oregon or GPSMap 62 it will not come with a city navigator map preloaded, in which case you have to factor the cost of such map in separately (normally R1000).

• Tracks4Africa will be more than adequate for navigation to places in the cities, i.e. to rerecorded points of interest on the maps. We cover camp sites, fuel, lodging and a very extensive range of other features related to travellers on our maps. The further away you from the cities the better our detail becomes.

The Garmin Nuvi range can be bought for a very good price. You would be looking at anything from R1200 to R4000 and to be honest, there is not much difference between the entry level units and the more advanced ones. The latest craze is things like lane assist, 3D buildings and other city features. These would hardly be of any use to the overland traveller.

Also note that the Oregon and GPS Map 62 does not give voice guidance. For some people this is not a problem because they mute the voice guidance in any case, but it could become a deciding factor. The Oregon and GPSMap62 is far superior GPS units for the wilderness navigator, so if you intend any hiking or related type of navigation, I would seriously look at these two units.

8) GPS MAPS: WILL I BE ABLE TO INSTALL MY TRACKS4AFRICA GPS MAPS ON MY WINDOWS OR MACBOOK?

Tracks4Africa maps are compatible with Windows OS systems and Mac OS. Our maps are provided in both these formats for customers to install on their PCs / Macs.

Mac users, please note:

We have found that the OS X Lion 10.07 and Lion 10.7.5 operating systems are incompatible with our maps. In order to install the T4A maps on your system you will need to upgrade to the latest Mac operating system.

11) GPS MAPS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEARCH FOR STREET NAMES ON MY TRACKS4AFRICA MAP?

T4A maps are not street maps; however, you can search for streets that are labelled. Most of the streets in South Africa are included.

Street names that are labelled on our maps are searchable but you won’t be able to search for a specific street number.

All Suburbs in South Africa are searchable.

12) GPS MAPS: WHAT IS GARMIN BASECAMP AND MAPINSTALL AND WHY DO I NEED IT?

Garmin BaseCamp is an application which enables you to view Garmin compatible maps on your Windows PC and Macintosh, do route planning and transfer waypoints, tracks and routes between your PC/Mac and your Garmin GPS device. This is a FREE application from Garmin and it will eventually replace MapSource.

Garmin MapInstall is also a FREE application which enables you to transfer Garmin compatible maps on your Windows PC and Macintosh to your Garmin GPS unit. Note that MapInstall is a feature incorporated within Garmin BaseCamp too.

14) GPS MAPS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE BOTH THE TRACKS4AFRICA MAPS AND THE STREET MAPS LOADED ON MY GARMIN GPS UNIT?

Yes, you can have both map sets on your Garmin GPS device, but you may not have them both switched on at the same time.

Please note that some of the Garmin GPS units have the Street maps pre-loaded on the internal memory of the GPS unit which in some cases can’t be overwritten by sending a new map to the internal memory.

If your Street maps aren’t pre-loaded on your GPS and you wish to have both the Tracks4Africa maps and the Street maps on your GPS, then you’ll need to transfer both these mapsets simultaneously to your Garmin GPS unit.

If you don’t have the Street maps loaded on your PC to transfer to your GPS (using Garmin MapSource or Garmin MapInstall) you can transfer our Tracks4Africa maps to a separate SD Card. This will then provide you with the option to have both maps sets available simultaneously on your Garmin GPS unit, which will enable you to switch between the two map sets.

Please note that you can only have one map set selected at a time otherwise your GPS device will give navigational problems.

NB! If you bought a SD Card from one of our retailers, then please ensure that your SD Card is registered on our website. We will then have your details on our records and provide you with your upgrade if eligible as well as discounts on our online shop.

15) GPS MAPS: I HAVE A GARMIN 76CX, 276, 60CSX AND I’M HAVING DIFFICULTIES LOOKING UP A STREET ADDRESS ON MY GARMAP MAPS WHEN THE TRACKS4AFRICA MAPS ARE ALSO ON MY DEVICE. HOW CAN I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

To solve this problem you must have your Street maps and T4A maps on two separate memories. You can have the one on the GPS internal memory and the other one on a separate SD card.

REMEMBER! Each time a map set is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are on your SD card, send your T4A maps to the internal memory on your device and vice versa.

16) GPS MAPS: I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY POIS ON T4A WITH MY GPS.

The GPS will only search for POIs (Points of Interest) within a certain radius (typically 1 000km) of your current location and won’t pick up any POIs outside of the radius.

Then set New Location to a point closer to the area you want to search for POI’s. Select a New Location by pointing the arrow to a position on the map and select Enter. You will then be able to search for POI’s within the radius of the new location that you have just entered.

When attempting to install applications in any Microsoft Windows version, some users may experience an error that says “A referral was returned from the server”.

This is generally due to an incorrect system setting.

You can find detailed instructions on the internet to bypass this error. We suggest you google for a solution for your particular Windows version eg. “a referral was returned from the server Windows 10”.

A Windows 10 Fix is typically: To solve this problem, try these steps.

Fix 1 – Registry Setting:

Download and run referralfix.zip and run referralfix.reg to automatically apply these changes to your computer.

Change the “User Account Control: Only elevate executable that are signed and validated.” policy to “Disabled“.

18) GPS MAPS: I HAVE A GARMIN NUVI GPS UNIT, AND THE POI’S (POINTS OF INTEREST) AREN’T VISIBLE AT A CERTAIN ZOOM LEVEL.

On the Garmin Nuvi range you will have to zoom into the map to about 30 – 50m to see any POIs displayed. Garmin Nuvis are City Navigators i.e. it won’t display all your POIs at the same zoom level as an outdoor GPS unit would.

Examples of the map at different zoom levels on a Garmin Nuvi.

500m Zoom Level

30m Zoom Level

The newer Nuvi units were purposely engineered to limit the amount of POIs that display on the screen to avoid cluttering. Therefore you won’t be able to see all POIs at 80m zoom level. To view POIs (Points of interest) on your GPS, either search for the point under ‘Where To’ (on the main menu) or make a waypoint on the GPS or transfer a waypoint from MapSource / BaseCamp in order to have the POI displayed on the map when viewing.

Most Garmin GPS units won’t function with an SD cards that has a capacity of more than 8GB, as the memory will be too big for the GPS to handle and you won’t be able to locate the Tracks4Africa GPS Maps on your GPS unit.

20) GPS MAPS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THE T4A MAP ON MY CELL PHONE IF IT HAS A GPS SETTING?

Yes, we have an app available for iPhones, iPad’s and Android devices. Tracks4Africa Overland Navigator brings you the Tracks4Africa maps for Southern and Eastern Africa as an app. Once installed and activated via internet connection, the app and content is available offline and can be used without an internet connection.

If you want to take full advantage of the Tracks4Africa Overland navigator you need to have an iPad with a GPS installed. (Note: some iPads only have WiIFiI and no 3G, in which case you will have a problem with our app). What you need to understand is that iPads with 3G also have a GPS receiver built in. The iPads with only WiFi does not have a GPS receiver built in but can still determine your approximate location when in range of a WiFi network.

This holds true for all iPad models: iPad2, iPad3 and iPad Mini. This information is valid up to August 2014 when this document was written, Apple may in future change how they package their products.

In Garmin MapSource, look for View on the top toolbar > Switch to product > select the map you wish to view on the dropdown menu.

In Garmin BaseCamp, look for Maps on the top toolbar > select the map you wish to view on the dropdown menu.

MAC:

Select Go on the top toolbar > Applications.

Under Applications select Garmin BaseCamp.

In Garmin BaseCamp, look for View on the top toolbar > Select > Switch to product > select the map you wish to view on the dropdown menu.

23) GPS MAPS: I CAN’T SEE MY GPS LISTED ON MY COMPUTER

If you have an old Garmin GPS unit like a Garmin 276csx and have a computer with a Windows 7, 8 or later operating system, then your PC won’t detect the GPS as it’s too old for the operating system. This applies to the newer Macintosh operating system Maverick as well.

If you can’t detect the GPS on your PC / MAC whilst having one of the latest GPS units and operating systems, try to install Garmin USB drivers from Garmin’s website:

24) GPS MAPS: THE T4A MAPS AREN’T VERY DETAILED IN GARMIN BASECAMP. WHAT CAN I DO TO SEE MORE DETAIL? (INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS AND MAC)

You can increase the map detail by doing the following:

Zoom in and out of the map in order to see more detail (on the top toolbar go to View > Zoom in)

Example of GPS map at two different zoom levels:

70km Zoom Level

700m Zoom level

Then also check the following:

Windows PC:

Open BaseCamp

On the top of the toolbar go to View > Toolbars > Click on Detail level (you need to enable it).

Your map detail is now set to Highest.

On a MAC:

Open BaseCamp.

Look at the bottom of the BaseCamp screen for this window.

Move the cursor towards the plus sign to increase the map detail on your map.

Your map detail is now set to highest.

25) GPS MAPS: NEW GPS MAPS RELEASED POIS’ SEEM TO BE LESS THAN PREVIOUS RELEASES?

Firstly, please check that your Map Detail on Basecamp is set to highest – refer to “22. The T4A maps aren’t very detailed in Garmin BaseCamp. What can I do to see more detail? (Instructions for Windows and Mac)” on our FAQ page.

Secondly, please note the following:

As our map products grow and the maps get larger with more information, map performance and functionality have to be compensated for. We do not remove any information or release a map with less information on it as a previously released version. For example a town e.g. Palapye: on our 14.10 release you may have seen this town and its POIs appear as follows at a certain zoom level:

Then, when you view the same town on our new map version, for example 18.05 at the same zoom level you may see the following:

This difference in appearance has to do with at what zoom levels the different kinds of info is switched on and displayed. More info at higher zoom levels makes the maps much more heavy and slower. On the contrary, 18.05 has more info than older maps e.g. Palapye:

The info in 18.05 is thus only switched on at one or two zoom levels lower than the previous versions, but there is definitely more info. This is a necessary evil in order to have a balance between good performance and information. A heavy and slow map will cause much frustration regarding usability.

The new GARMIN nuviCam LMTHD with the built-in Camera comes with 2 memory cards.

When loading the map to the device using Mapinstall, the installer loads the map to the memory card but, since this is a new model GARMIN with 2 cards the installer does not know the difference between the camera memory card or the map memory card.

With both cards slotted in, the Tracks4Africa map could be loaded to the camera memory card – the GARMIN nuviCam LMTHD will then show an error asking to move the memory card to the map slot.

To overcome this problem: remove the camera memory card to ensure Mapinstall can see only the map memory card and try again. The Tracks4Africa GPS map should then be successfully loaded onto the correct memory card in the maps memory slot.

27) GPS MAPS: THE GPS TELLS ME THAT THE NEWLY BOUGHT SD CARD VERSION 18.05 REACHED THE END OF ITS LIFE AND THEREFORE COULD NOT LOAD IT.

This problem has been reported mainly on the Garmin Drive/Assist range – but follow the instructions below for any Garmin model.

Copy the contents of SD Card to your desktop and then format the SD Card, then copy only the “Garmin Folder” to the SD Card.

28) GPS MAPS: HOW DO I TRANSFER MAP/S TO MY GARMIN GPS OR COMPATIBLE DEVICE USING GARMIN MAPINSTALL ON MY WINDOWS PC?

Maps are viewed in Garmin BaseCamp and then transferred via Garmin MapInstall from your PC to the GPS.

If you already have BaseCamp on your PC, go to HELP to CHECK FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES and make sure you are using the latest version. The steps below are applicable to BaseCamp v3.3.3 (or later) and MapInstall v4.0.1 (or later).

When sending the map/s, MapInstall should be open and your GPS system switched on and plugged in. Each time a map set is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are on your SD card, send your T4A maps to the internal memory on your device and vice versa.

To transfer maps to your device, open MapInstall.

NB! If you have a older version on your internal memory of the GPS or an SD Card then, you must remove it before transferring the new maps to your GPS unit. Explore the internal memory / SD Card and look either under the Garmin folder or map folder for the file ending with img. Cut this file and place it on your desktop for safety. After following the steps below, where the new maps are place successfully on your GPS. You may remove the img file form your desktop.

The device + SD card should be listed in one line. If you want to transfer maps to the internal memory of your device, make sure that no SD card is inserted in the device.

If you want to transfer maps to the SD card in your device, simply insert the SD card into the GPS.

For some older units (GPS units from 2010 and earlier) the SD card and unit name will be listed separately. In that case, make sure you select the destination for the maps. Click on Continue and select the maps you want to send:

If you are using a newer device, click on CUSTOMIZE to select the map(s) you want to send to your device.

Click on the map name of the map that you want to send to your device. Your map will be highlighted on the screen. Click on continue:

This can take a few minutes (note it shouldn’t take hours). When the installation is done, click FINISH.

29) GPS MAPS: CAN I SEND THE WAYPOINTS WHICH ARE LISTED UNDER MY FAVOURITES ON MY GPS TO GARMIN BASECAMP / GARMIN MAPSOURCE?

Yes, all listed waypoints which are under your Favourite, can be retrieved. Please follow the steps below:

On Garmin BaseCamp, follow these steps:

Connect the GPS unit to your PC / MAC.

Open Garmin BaseCamp.

Look for the GPS unit listed under devices on the left-hand corner of the screen and click on Iinternal Storage.

The waypoints will be listed under the Internal Storage window. You may then save the waypoints under My collection (Edit > Send to > My Collection) for easy retrieval once needed.

On Garmin MapSource, follow these steps:

Connect your GPS to your PC.

Open Garmin MapSource.

Select Transfer> Receive from device.

All the waypoints saved under your favourites on your GPS will now be listed on Garmin MapSource.

30) GPS MAPS: “NEW EXTRAS DATA FOUND ON CARD. INSTALL THIS DATA TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE IF THE CARD IS REMOVED?” – WHAT TO DO WITH THIS MESSAGE WHEN GARMIN GPS UNIT IS SWITCHED ON?

When switching on your Garmin GPS Unit, while the T4A GPS Maps on SD card is inserted in the unit – you may see the message as per below appear – choose “NO”.

This means that the Garmin unit has picked up that there is an extra data file on the SD Card. In this case it has picked up on the Africa Guide, that is supplied by T4A, and included on our SD Cards. It is not necessary to install this onto your GPS unit, as you can access it directly from the SD Card. This is also a very large file, of over 800MB in size. See here for more info on the Africa Guide.

Also note – if you choose “YES” here : The ‘extras’ that are transferred to the GPS are the T4A Africa Travel Guide file not the maps. The SD card HAS to be inserted in the GPS when you want to use T4A maps.

31) GPS MAPS: MAPSOURCE COMPATIBILITY WITH OLDER GARMIN GPS UNITS

Mapsource will only be compatible with older Garmin GPS units.

Mapsource was phased out many years ago by Garmin, so there is no new updates on it, hence it keeps on working. But as Garmin introduces new GPS models these are not compatible with Mapsource. Mapsource will not work with new units from the last three years.

Basecamp is compatible with new and old Garmin GPS units – however in the latest Basecamp update there is a problem with transferring GPS maps from Basecamp to a GPS unit. (June 2018).

32) GPS MAPS: LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF WAYPOINTS THAT CAN BE SENT TO A GPS UNIT FROM BASECAMP

GPS units, like most other Garmins would take up to 1000 waypoints. But some units seem to limit users to say 100 waypoints.

Here is a workaround you can try:

Take your collection of waypoints in Basecamp and export it as a GPX file. Then copy this GPX file (give it a userfriendly name) to the GPS. Place it under Garmin/GPX/ folder.

You should see several other GPX files in this location. The one called current.gpx is the tracks that currently display on the device.

There may also be an Archive folder under /GPX/. In here the GPS will store archived track logs, handy if you need to get it in future. Note that GPS stores only 10k track points in current/gpx and then it will archive.

As soon as you go into the AnyDesk webpage, the EXE for AnyDesk starts downloading in the bottom left of your screen.

If not scroll down to click on the download button on the AnyDesk webpage.

Then click on the AnyDesk.exe (in the bottom left corner of your PC / or find the exe in your Downloads folder on your PC) in order to run and install it onto your PC.

You then get this screen – you can give someone else your AnyDesk address to access your PC or vice versa. “This Desk” represents your PC, and the “AnyDesk Address” is the ‘address’ you need to provide the Tracks4Africa operator with.

Once access is gained to a PC – the PC owner will see an option to click “allow” in order to allow the Tracks4Africa operator to take control.

AnyDesk is very easy to use!

34) GPS MAPS: How do I transfer maps from Garmin MapSource to my Garmin GPS or compatible device?

Firstly maps are sent from Garmin MapSource to your GPS system (if you don’t have Garmin MapSource, please download it from Garmin’s website. Garmin MapSource is more compatible with GPS units released in 2010 and earlier.

When transferring the maps;

Garmin MapSource should be open, your GPS system switch on and plugged in.

With MapSource each time a mapsets is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are on your SD card, transfer our maps to your internalmemory and vice versa.

Step1: In Garmin MapSource, go to View, switch to Product and select the mapset you wish to send. The map will be visible in front of you. If not, zoom in and out to find the map.

Step2: Now go to Tools (at the top of the toolbar) and select Map.

The Map Tool is now selected. With this you can select the map/s you want to send to your GPS. When you click on the map with the Map Tool, the map will becomes pink (see below).

If you want to send more than one map to your GPS system then just repeat step 1 and 2 or make a big block over the whole of Africa (full set only).

Step 3: To transfer the maps to your GPS, select Transfer on the toolbar and then select Send to device.

Step 4: The screen below should appear. Under “Device” you can either choose between the internal memory of the GPS which will be the name of your device (Montana 650t) or the SD card (if you have one inserted in the GPS) which will be listed as Removable disk (F:/) on the dropdown menu.

Step 5: Your device should be listed. Ensure that Maps are ticked. If you made routes or waypoints on the maps, then this should also be ticked. . Now click Send. The maps will be transferred to your device.

Your maps should now be listed under Settings > Map > Map info.

(Please note that the Tracks4Africa GPS Maps may not be used inconjunction with any other GPS Maps).

35) GPS MAPS: The T4A maps aren’t very detailed in Garmin MapSource. What can I do to see more detail?

You can increase the map detail by doing the following:

Zoom in and out of the map in order to see more detail (on the top toolbar go to View > Zoom in)

Example of GPS map at two different zoom levels:

70km Zoom Level

700m Zoom level

Ensure that your Map detail is set to Highest (on the top toolbar go to View > Map detail > Highest).

Underneath View it must say HIDE GPS MAP DETAIL as below. If it says SHOW GPS MAP DETAIL, click on SHOW GPS MAP DETAIL to display detail.

Go to EDIT > PREFERENCES > DISPLAY and ensure that your settings are set up as below:

If you still have issues with MapSource, then rather use Garmin BaseCamp and Garmin MapInstall, installation instructions below;

Garmin BaseCamp is an application which enables you to view Garmin compatible maps on your Windows PC and Macintosh, do route planning, make waypoints and create tracks and routes between your PC/Mac and your Garmin GPS device. This is an application from Garmin and it will replace MapSource one day.

Garmin MapInstall is an application which enables you to transfer the map to your GPS unit. You will use this application with Garmin BaseCamp.

37) GPS MAPS: I bought the links online for my Windows PC. How do I install them unto my PC now?

Click on the link (T4A Map).

You’ll be asked to Run or Save the file. Select the Save option.

Save the file to desktop (this is to find it easily again).

When the download is completed, open the saved file on your desktop by double clicking on the zip folder.

Click on the file inside(exe file) and follow the instructions given.

Open Mapsource / BaseCamp and select the map/s to view.

38) GPS MAPS: How do I install the maps on my T4A SD Card on my Windows PC?

Now open Garmin MapSource or Garmin BaseCamp and select T4A Maps from the Product menu.

39) GPS MAPS: How do I uninstall previous versions of Tracks4Africa map/s on my PC before installing the new version?

It is imperative to please uninstall any previous versions of T4A before installing newer T4A Maps. The GPS Map Installers may throw all the files into a different directory on the PC and then BaseCamp and MapSource gets confused. But this can easily be avoided if the customer just uninstalls all previous maps of the same region/map and reinstalls.

How do I uninstall T4A Maps?

See these examples of different ways in which you can do this – depending on what type of PC you are using:

Generally, on any Windows PC you go to: Control panel >> Programs and Features. Click on the Tracks4Africa Map from the list and then on “Uninstall” to uninstall it.

Or try these steps on a Windows PC:

Go to Start (at the bottom left side of your taskbar).

Click on All programs.

Look for a Tracks4Africa / T4A Maps Pro folder.

Highlight it (Tracks4Africa / T4A Maps Pro Folder).

The drop down list will show all T4A maps that can be uninstalled.

Uninstall all unwanted map/s by clicking on the map option to uninstall. (Ie. if all maps must be uninstalled, there is an option to “Uninstall T4A Maps Complete”).

On Windows 10: You have to go to your settings where you add/remove programs.

You can go to the start menu (bottom left on windows) – Settings (ie. The gear icon) – Apps – Apps & features.

OR You can type “remove programs” into your windows search box. Example:

Then note further up in the small screen box area, where you can click to go into the area to search and remove programs.

Then once in the Apps & Features menu:

– Scroll to Tracks4Africa maps, click on the map, and then on “Uninstall” to uninstall the relevant map.

Can I uninstall T4A GPS Maps directly from Basecamp/Mapsource:

No, not that we are aware of.

Do I need to Uninstall T4A GPS Maps on a MAC?

This is not necessary for MACs, because they make use of the gmapi file.

You can however remove programs on your MAC – see our FAQ: “GPS MAPS: How do I uninstall previous versions of Tracks4Africa map/s on my Macintosh before installing the new version?”

If Tracks4Africa maps are first downloaded onto Windows XP or Windows Vista PC you will receive the above error message. When downloading a Tracks4Africa link from an online purchase, you have to ensure that you download and install it on your Windows 7/10 PC in order for it to work.

Yes, you will be able to reinstall the Tracks4Africa maps on your PC and Garmin GPS.

If you purchased your GPS maps from Tracks4Africa, we will have record of your purchases, and downloadable maps/subscritpions will also be accessible from your profile on our system for re-download. Contact sales for assistance if required.

Firstly, our Tracks4Africa SD card contains the installation files for Windows and MAC. Explore the contents on the SD card and look for either the PC (i.e. Windows) installation files folder or the Mac Install files folder.

The folder contains the installation file for your PC (.exe) or Mac (MAC.zip).

Once you’ve installed the maps on your PC successfully, you can transfer them from Garmin MapSource/ Garmin MapInstall to your GPS unit.

Each time a mapset is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are on your SD card, send our maps to your internal memory and vice versa.

Secondly, if you purchased downloadable GPS Maps from us, they should be in your Account, under your subscription – please go and have a look there in order to download.

42) GPS MAPS: I have a Windows 8 / 8.1 Operating system. When I download Tracks4Africa maps from the online store I get an error message saying “Windows Protect your PC” (image below). What should I do?

The error you get below is just a security measure of the new Windows 8 / 8.1 OS.

Click on “More info” and select Run Anyway.

If you get this user account control message, click yes and follow our on screen instructions to install the maps on your Windows 8

43) GPS MAPS: I have a Macbook. Will Tracks4Africa be able to work on it?

Yes, we have Mac compatible maps. You will need to have BaseCamp and MapInstall software installed on your Mac.

We have found that the OS X Lion 10.07 and Lion 10.7.5 is incompatible with our maps. In order to install the T4A maps on your system you will need to upgrade your OS to Mountain Lion 10.08.

44) GPS MAPS: What is Garmin MapInstall and Garmin MapManager and why do I need it on my Macbook?

Garmin MapManager is an application for MAC PC’s only. Once you’ve installed your map (s) on your MAC your maps will be listed here (if you need to uninstall your map(s) from your MAC then you will do it in this application as well).

Garmin MapInstall is an application which enables you to transfer the map (s) to your GPS unit. You will use this application with Garmin BaseCamp.

Insert the SD card into a SD card reader connected to your Mac (your Plug & Play GPS can be used for this purpose).

If you use your GPS as card reader your Mac will show two volumes on your Desktop: GARMIN and NO NAME. Access NO NAME and open the ‘Mac Install Files’ folder.

Copy the contents of the ‘Mac Install Files’ folder to your Desktop and run each file to extract it.

This will place new files on your Desktop which can be installed using Mapinstall. Also refe rto Garmin installation instructions for Mac OS.

46) GPS MAPS: I bought the links online for my MacBook. How do I install them unto my MAC now?

Please also refer to our USER GUIDE for Downloadable links for MAC, under our FAQ category for Tutorials & Videos.

Rather use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to download the GPS Maps as we have found that the file is corrupt when you use Safari internet browser.

Please follow the steps below:

Click on the link (T4A Map).

The link will download immediately on your internet browser.

Once done, click on the zip file. The file will extract and your downloads folder will open listing the gmapi file. .

Double click on the gmapi file. Garmin MapManager will open with a small window in front of it (if you don’t see it then move the Mapmanager window, as it might be located behind it). Click on install and then close.

The map will now be listed on the Garmin Mapmanager program and installed on your Macbook.

Open BaseCamp and select the map/s to view under maps at the top of the toolbar.

47) GPS MAPS: How do I transfer the maps to my GPS device with a Macbook?

Please also refer to our USER GUIDE for Downloadable links for MAC, under our FAQ category for Tutorials & Videos.

If you are using a Macbook you’ll need Garmin BaseCamp to view the map(s) and to do route planning on your T4A GPS Maps and GarminMapInstall to send the map(s) from your Macbook to your GPS device.

Garmin MapManager: this is where your installed GPS Maps will be listed and where you will uninstall your GPS Maps.

Install these applications from Garmin’s website beforecontinuing the steps below.

Follow these steps to transfer waypoints, routes and tracks to your GPS unit using Garmin BaseCamp for Mac:

NB! If you have a older version on your internal memory of the GPS or an SD Card then, you must remove it before transferring the new maps to your GPS unit. Explore the internal memory / SD Card and look either under the Garmin folder or map folder for the file ending with img. Cut this file and place it on your desktop for safety. After following the steps below, where the new maps are place successfully on your GPS. You may remove the img file form your desktop.

Open BaseCamp.

Go to TRANSFER > SEND “My Collection”. The window below will open on your screen.

Select your GPS or No Name from the dropdown menu. If you select your GPS the data will be transferred to the internal memory of the GPS. If you select the No Name device then the data will be transferred to the SD card in your GPS.

Ensure that ROUTES, TRACKS, WAYPOINTS AND GEOTAGGED PHOTOS are ticked. Then click Send.

Close after the transfer has been completed. All your waypoints will be listed on your GPS under Favourites. If your GPS can receive routes the routes you have created will be listed under your Trip planner (depending on your GPS model).

To transfer the map(s) to your Garmin GPS using Garmin MapInstall:

Each time a map set is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are loaded on your SD card, send T4A maps to the internal memory of your device and vice versa. Please note that the SD card has to be inserted in the GPS device if you want to transfer maps to the SD card. Remove the SD card from the GPS device if you wish to have the GPS Maps sent to the internal memory of the GPS.

NB! If you have a older version on your internal memory of the GPS or an SD Card then, you must remove it before transferring the new maps to your GPS unit. Explore the internal memory / SD Card and look either under the Garmin folder or map folder for the file ending with img. Cut this file and place it on your desktop for safety. After following the steps below, where the new maps are place successfully on your GPS. You may remove the img file form your desktop.

Connect your GPS device to your Macbook in order to transfer the GPS maps.

If you want to transfer maps to the SD card in your device, then insert the SD card in your GPS and plug it into your Macbook. The GPS will be listed Nuvi 3790 (unit ID 3820880631)+ SD Card.

Step2: Click on CUSTOMIZE to select the map(s) you want to send to your device.

Step 3: Click on the map name that you want to send to your GPS device. (Once the map is selected, it will be highlighted on the screen).

Step 4: Click on Send Maps on the bottom right hand corner of MapInstall to transfer the maps to your GPS device.

Step 5: The following screen will appear below.

Click on confirm.

Please note that the transfer should not take hours as indicated on the screen.

Step 6: Once the transfer is successfully done you’ll see the page below.

Click on Done once the installation is complete.

The maps will now be listed under your Map Information on the GPS. Select the maps by ticking the box next to the map name or by enabling it. (Please note that the Tracks4Africa GPS Maps may not be used in conjunction with any other GPS Maps).

48) GPS MAPS: How do I uninstall previous versions of Tracks4Africa map/s on my Macintosh before installing the new version?

Please follow the steps below on your Macintosh:

Click on Go at the top of your Toolbar.

Then double click on Applications.

Look for the Garmin MapManager and double click on it to open.

Garmin MapManager will now list all the maps installed on your MAC.

Click on the map you wish to delete/uninstall from your MAC.

Now click on Map Actions> Delete. That is the button in the bottom left corner of MapManager.

We have found that the X Lion 10.07 & Lion 10.7.5 operating system is incompatible with our Tracks4Africa maps. In order to install T4A maps on your system you will need to upgrade to the latest MAC operating system first.

50) GPS MAPS: I purchased the T4A Maps pre-loaded SD card but I cannot view any photos on my Garmin Colorado when accessing the T4A guide.

The Colorado series was specifically designed without that functionality and you will not be able to view photos on this unit.

51) GPS MAPS: I am unable to locate any POIs on T4A with the Garmin Colorado GPS.

The Colorado GPS only searches for POIs within a certain radius of the current location. If you are outside of that radius (typically 1000km) it will not find any POIs outside of that radius.

You can solve this problem by setting the Colorado to Demo mode.

Then set the New Location to a point closer to the area you want to search for POIs.

This is done by going to the Satellite Navigation Page > Options> New Location and it will bring up a world map.

Select a new lLocation by pointing the arrow to a position on the map and select Enter.

You will then be able to search for POIs within the radius of the new location you have just entered.

52) GPS MAPS: My Garmin Colorado switches off when I go to the “Select Map” option to change between different mapsets. However, I am able to load multiple mapsets to it.

This is a potential problem on some units and it has been addressed by Garmin in the unit firmware update v2.51. The Garmin website lists the potential shutdown when selecting maps with a large variety of maps loaded as being one of the issues being fixed between v2.40 and v2.51 of the Colorado firmware. To correct the problem please download the latest unit software from the Garmin website.

According to Garmin they are aware of the problem with the Garmin Drive 40 & 50, they are trying to figure out what causes the device to want to format the T4A SD Card. It seems like a problem with the device.

You are welcome to contact us so that we can try to assist you with Tracks4Africa GPS Maps. We can send you a download link which you can transfer to your internal memory at your own risk, as you do not want to overwrite any internal street maps on your GPS unit etc.

If you experience a problem with the function “view in google earth” when using Mapsource or Basecamp. The problem being that it does not always work, or that Mapsource/Basecamp cannot find Google earth, especially when Google Earth Pro is installed.

The problem is that Google Earth/Google Earth Pro has not registered properly on your computer. You can try to install an older/earlier version of Google Earth, or alternatively try to rectify the problem following the following steps: (ie. please note you can follow these steps at your own risk)

Solution:

You need to run a few steps to tell your computer where your Google Earth has bee installed so it will open it automatically in future when trying to open it from Basecamp or Mapsource.

Follow these steps carefully:

You have to open/run your command prompt on your pc with administrator privileges.

On Windows 10 for example:

To find your command prompt:

Take the cursor to the bottom left corner and right-click to open the WinX menu.

Select Command Prompt (Admin) to open with administrator privileges.

If you can only see the normal Command Prompt – then right click on that and open it as adminitrator.

On Windows 7 for example:

Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.

Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.

Go to the route “C:” directory in the command prompt:

To get to route “C:” directory: Type cd.. (ie. Which means “change directory”) until you are in the route C directory:

From the Command Prompt choose one of the following command lines as applicable and press ENTER: (ie. Just copy the line applicable to you and paste it into your command prompt line as per image example further below – it is critical to use the double quotes).

If you have the non-Pro Google Earth version in Windows 7, 8.x, and 10 then run:

55) GPS MAPS: Are Road Alerts included or available for T4A GPS Maps?

Too many people complained about the annoyance of road alerts, and we do not have a huge request from the market for these alerts.

The Road Alert files are however available for up to ver 15.05 (ie. May 2015) on our website, as seperate download links. You can download your preferred Alert file from our T4A GPS Road Alerts Page. (Please note: As these alerts were configured in 2015, some of them will no longer be true, therefore please use these files at your own discretion).

On the Road Alerts Page – please click on the Alert file name you would like to receive, in order to send an email request to our sales staff.

56) GPS MAPS: Enabling multiple GPS Maps on a GPS Unit

Please note: The Tracks4Africa GPS Maps cannot be enabled on your GPS Unit at the same time as your Garmin Street Mapsfor example. These maps will clash in geographical areas, and will cause routing and navigation problems on your GPS Device.

HOWEVER, if you have purchased Regional Tracks4Africa GPS Maps from our Website, you can enable the Tracks4Africa GPS Regional Maps at the same time, for example you can enable the T4A Namibia GPS Map and the T4A Botswana GPS Map at the same time, as they do not clash geographically. DO NOT enable the Garmin Street maps at the same time as the Tracks4Africa GPS Maps in any instance.

57) GPS MAPS: Trip Planning & Transferring Routes to a GPS

Firstly, about transferring routes: we do not advise our clients to do this. The transfer of routes between Garmin’s Basecamp and GPS is a dark science which yields different results based on which units are used. It has nothing to do with the maps loaded.

However if you are going to try and do this then note the following:

Basecamp/Mapsource and GPS must have the exact same maps loaded, i.e. the map you used for calculating the route in the first place must also be on the GPS

The GPS will always recalculate the route once loaded (on some units you have to import the route after transferring it). For this reason the route calculation settings on the GPS and your Basecamp software must also be exactly the same else you will get different results. E.g. if you use Shortest Distance on Basecamp then GPS must also be set to Shortest Distance (these settings are not transferred to the GPS)

In some cases it simply does not work.

If you succeed in transferring a route and you select this route then your GPS will now try to get you to the start of the route. If your starting point is different from what you calculated on the GPS you will have to recalculate the route from your current location.

We normally advise people to calculate their routes on Basecamp in order to do their trip planning. Then on the GPS on the day of your travel find the destination and let it calculate the route from where you are to that destination. You may want to print your itinerary or even send some crucial waypoints/POIs from your trip plan to your GPS which is then stored under Favourites for easy access, as waypoints/POIs to route to on your GPS.

58) GPS MAPS: Route planned on Basecamp/Mapsource perfectly, but when transferred to GPS shows a straight line on GPS

If you sucessfully created a route and a trip plan in Basecamp/Mapsource, and after transferring the route to your GPS, your GPS routing is all wrong, or shows a straight line…then please read the following:

Firstly, about transferring routes: we do not advise our clients to do this. The transfer of routes between Garmin’s Basecamp and GPS is a dark science which yields different results based on which units are used. It has nothing to do with the maps loaded.

However if you are going to try and do this then note the following:

Basecamp/Mapsource and GPS must have the exact same maps loaded, i.e. the map you used for calculating the route in the first place must also be on the GPS

The GPS will always recalculate the route once loaded (on some units you have to import the route after transferring it). For this reason the route calculation settings on the GPS and your Basecamp software must also be exactly the same else you will get different results. E.g. if you use Shortest Distance on Basecamp then GPS must also be set to Shortest Distance (these settings are not transferred to the GPS)

In some cases it simply does not work.

If you succeed in transferring a route and you select this route then your GPS will now try to get you to the start of the route. If your starting point is different from what you calculated on the GPS you will have to recalculate the route from your current location.

We normally advise people to calculate their routes on Basecamp in order to do their trip planning. Then on the GPS on the day of your travel find the destination and let it calculate the route from where you are to that destination. You may want to print your itinerary or even send some crucial waypoints/POIs from your trip plan to your GPS which is then stored under Favourites for easy access, as waypoints/POIs to route to on your GPS.

59) GPS MAPS: How do I REGISTER my T4A GPS Maps SD Card?

60) GPS MAPS: Using T4A GPS Maps on the Old Garmin GPSMap 276C

This unit comes with a memory card inside the unit, there is no GPS slot to insert an SD card.

You would need to first install T4A GPS Maps on your computer and then send the maps via Garmins Mapsource Software to the internal memory card of your GPS unit.

Mapsource only works on windows. Garmins new software, Basecamp, does not work with the 276C. But in order to make Mapsource work on your computer, you would have to install Basecamp first and then Mapsource – this is the way Garmin works. Both software products are available for free from the Garmin website, just google ‘download Basecamp’ and ‘download Mapsource’ and be sure to download from the Garmin website.

You can then purchase our GPS maps electronically from our website, then install them on your computer and transfer them to your GPS unit. If you purchase the T4A SD card, the installation files are available on the SD card, under ‘PC Install Files’. Please refer to our FAQ for more assistance with using Mapsource and Basecamp.

61) GPS MAPS: Breaks in routes or route calculations

If you experience a problem when doing trip planning on PC software like Mapsource or Basecamp, where you notice a small break in the route in your maps and it forces the route calculation back on itself, and it does not work etc. PLEASE NOTE:

We normally break roads in our GPS Maps very deliberately in order to influence routing calculations. It may well be that you are not allowed to enter eg. Mana Pools from eastern side where you notice the break, as the official entrance gate is on the western boundary. The eastern side is normally taken up by concession holders.

So there could be a valid explanation for the break in the road you are encountering.

62) GPS MAPS: OS X Lion 10.07 Compatibility

We have found that the OS X Lion 10.07 is incompatible with our maps, in order to install the T4A maps on your system you will need to upgrade your OS to Mountain Lion.

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